Archive image from page 397 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofam03bail Year: 1900 POPULUS than in P. (lelloides. Carolina Poplar is Uiuch planted, and nurserymen consider it to be dis- tinct from the Cottonwood. It differs in strict, straight appearance, and it is a most vigorous g
Archive image from page 397 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofam03bail Year: 1900 POPULUS than in P. (lelloides. Carolina Poplar is Uiuch planted, and nurserymen consider it to be dis- tinct from the Cottonwood. It differs in strict, straight appearance, and it is a most vigorous grower. It is much planted in Europe, where it is known as the Swiss Poplar. Its position needs to be inves- tigated. 6. lauriSolia, 'n. (/'. hnlsamlfera, var. laurifdlin, Wesm. J'. C ,iu,.i,,,s. r. Pelrdvski, P. BereoUnsix, Hort.). Ckktinensis 1'.. Fig. 1912. A very rapid- growing and hardy tree, with a strong ceutralleader and a very heavy, dense foliage. Differs from P. dt'ltoUh'n as follows: Ivs. broad-ovate in outline, with a rounded or tapering base and rather short point at the apex: the margin rather closely-toothed, wavy; leaf-stalk com- paratively short, only moderately flattened, glandless at the top; stipules present and conspicuous: bud long: shoots slightly hairy. Siberia. âThe foliage on the old wood or upon slow-growing shoots is very unlike that upon the vigorous branches, and is almost identical with that of the Balsam Poplar, being broadly oval, with finely serrate margins, and whitish beneath. The twigs, also, are cylindrical. But the strong shoots are strongly angled or grooved and the foliage is much like that of the native Cottonwood but darker; and the growth is more close and erect. The sketch in Fig. 1912 distin- guishes the leaves. The Certinensis Poplar is a more rugged tree than the Cottonwood, with healthier foliage in the presence of leaf-rust, and its wood is said to be valuable. It is now much planted in the Northwest, an
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